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Sky News
5 minutes ago
- Sky News
Neither Israel nor Iran seem committed to Trump's script. Daytime will test the durability of any ceasefire
These days, peace is a post on social media. On Donald Trump's Truth Social site, it came in two parts. Part one read: "CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT'S TIME FOR PEACE." The Magna Carta it wasn't, but it was a peace treaty for our times - a US president announcing there would be no retaliation against Iran's missile attack. An anxious world watching for US bombers returning to Iranian skies could cool its jets - and the primetime president could feel vindicated, having enjoyed the sugar rush of strategic success. Trump has tweaked the politics and military landscape around Iran to suit US interests, without a single American life lost. He had framed US intervention in Iran as an effort to prevent a "forever" foreign war, not to provoke it, and he is sitting pretty, following ugly predictions he'd be sucked into conflict. Then, on Truth Social, there was peace "part two". A couple of hours after announcing non-retaliation, Trump wrote the sequel: "Ceasefire." He posted: "CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!" - saying a "complete and total" ceasefire had been fully agreed between Israel and Iran. Quite the day of problem-solving for the self-styled "peacemaker-in-chief". Quite the day of problems unsolved too - time will tell. As deadlines loomed, neither Israel nor Iran appeared fully committed to the Trump script, and fresh missiles were fired overnight. Daytime will test the durability of a ceasefire. There are motivations on both sides to continue a conflict in which both see the other as an existential threat. Can Tehran regard Donald Trump as a trusted broker of peace when he floated the idea of regime change in Iran, as pursued by Israel? Can Israel be convinced to pull back on its military advantage when its instinct will be to reinforce superiority and undermine an Iranian rebuild? Trump's influence will be tested, as ever, when he flies to a NATO summit in The Netherlands today. For him, it can be a difficult crowd and one for whom he remains a mystery. A positive result in the Middle East will help to confound their curiosity, for the better.
Sky News
23 minutes ago
- Sky News
Iran strikes back, the US calls it quits… is that it?
Iran fires missiles at a US military base - with Qatari airspace shut off and Britons told by the Foreign Office to "take shelter". And then, a ceasefire - announced by Trump on Truth Social - declaring himself the arbiter of world peace and an end not just to US-Iranian hostilities, but to the conflict between Iran and Israel. A head-spinning few hours. We unpack it all. If you've got a question you'd like the Trump100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@ You can also watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.
Scotsman
24 minutes ago
- Scotsman
Donald Trump's bombing of Iran's nuclear sites risks Middle East conflict escalating out of control
Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran's nuclear installations has increased the prospect of the Middle East conflict escalating out of control. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Despite his declared ambition to be remembered as a "peacemaker and unifier" and his insistence he does not want America to be embroiled in foreign wars, the US president succumbed to the persuasion of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and launched the unprecedented attack on Iran in a bid to destroy its potential to build nuclear weapons. No-one yet knows whether President Trump's claim to have "completely and totally obliterated" the sites at Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz is correct. US President Donald Trump addresses the nation, flanked by vice president JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Picture: Carlos Barria/ AFP via Getty Images | POOL/AFP via Getty Images Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But following the attacks by B2 stealth bombers dropping 'bunker-buster' bombs, retaliation by the Iranian regime is inevitable - possibly targeting US bases in the region or closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea passage which one-fifth of the world's oil exports are shipped through. There are fears that could lead to oil price rises and a global recession. It's not clear that President Trump has public support for his action. A Washington Post poll ahead of the bombing found 45 per cent opposed military strikes, with 25 per cent in support - in marked contrast with the strong public backing for America's previous foreign military adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan. The UK was not involved in the US action - the Americans chose to fly the mission from their base in Guam rather than ask to use the British base in Diego Garcia. But Britain and other western countries are nevertheless US allies and could also be targeted in the retaliation. United Nations secretary general, António Guterres has described the US attack as a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to international peace and security, saying it was crucial to avoid a "spiral of chaos". He said: "There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control, with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region and the world." Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And meanwhile the terrible suffering of the people of Gaza at the hands of the Israeli regime continues. Donald Trump may see the US operation against Iran as 'one and done' but history suggests conflicts in the Middle East usually have widespread repercussions and long-lasting consequences. The world waits anxiously.
